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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT  FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND    MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS LTD.     and CRISTAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS LTD.    v.  Civil No. CCB091893    NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE CO.   OF PITTSBURGH, PA., ACE AMERICAN  INSURANCE CO., and MARSH USA INC.    MEMORANDUM  Plaintiffs Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Ltd. ("Millennium") and Cristal Inorganic  Chemicals, Ltd. ("Cristal") (collectively "plaintiffs") brought suit for declaratory relief, breach of  contract, and bad faith for wrongful denial of insurance coverage against its insurers,  defendants National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. ("National Union") and ACE  American Insurance Co. ("ACE") (collectively "defendants"), and against insurance broker Marsh  USA, Inc. ("Marsh").1  Now pending before the court is National Union and ACE's motion to  dismiss under the doctrine of forum non conveniens and because the action is premature.  No  oral argument is necessary.  Local Rule 105.6 (D. Md. 2008).  For the following reasons, the  motion to dismiss will be denied.  BACKGROUND    Plaintiffs commenced this action against their insurers, National Union and ACE, and

their insurance broker, Marsh, as the result of an alleged loss of income sustained by plaintiffs  at their manufacturing plant in Western Australia.  Specifically, plaintiffs claim they suffered a  loss of business income in excess of $10 million when a gas explosion in Western Australia  disrupted their receipt of the natural gas needed to run their factory. (Complaint at

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